15 Loose Horses Run Rampant On Michigan Highway

Usually, when you hear "15 horses are running on a highway", it sounds like the leadup to a bad joke or that there are Ford Mustangs street racing. However, to the surprise of everyone, this entire scenario is 100% real and happened this morning. 

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At 7:15 AM, I received a text that said

Holy crap there are like 6 horses running down M-6 right now

Which surprised me but also didn't shock me all that much. I live right there, and a few times we have had escaped cows just hanging out in our backyard. However, after going to the r/GrandRapids subreddit, I saw a video of the horses galloping down the road at full speed, with police cars attempting to corral the horses.

Horses loose and running down the highway in Grandville at 7:45am this morning! I saw the rest of the houses off Wilson Ave.
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According to reporting from WZZM13, the horses escaped a boarding facility on Wilson Avenue before embarking on a journey down the highway, miraculously avoiding oncoming traffic.

It took nine deputies, MSP troopers, and animal control to track down and catch all 15 horses were who the mane characters in an exhilarating and humorous spectacle for many's morning commutes. It took about an hour for police to give the "All Clear".

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Thankfully, no horses or people were harmed by this little rodeo, and all the horses have been returned to the boarding facility.